Baron Gridley, of

Stockport Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. Most of the town is within ...

in the

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, is a title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...

. It was created on 10 January 1955 for the Conservative politician Sir Arnold Gridley, who had earlier represented

and

Stockport South Stockport South was a borough constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1983. History Under the Representation of the People Act 1948, which came ...

in the House of Commons. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1996. Richard, the present Lord Gridley, is married to Marie, Lady Gridley. They live in Waterlooville, Hampshire.

Barons Gridley (1955)

Arnold Babb Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley Arnold Babb Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley, KBE (16 July 1878 – 27 July 1965) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP). Gridley was the son of Edward Gridley of Abbey Dore in Herefordshire. He worked as a consulting engineer but later t ...

(1878–1965) * Arnold Hudson Gridley, 2nd Baron Gridley (1906–1996) * Richard David Arnold Gridley, 3rd Baron Gridley (born 1956) The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin Peter Arnold Charles Gridley (born 1940).

Line of Succession

''Arnold Babb Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley (1878—1965)'' ** Coronet of a British Baron

''Arnold Hudson Gridley, 2nd Baron Gridley (1906—1996)'' *** Coronet of a British Baron

Richard David Arnold Gridley, 3rd Baron Gridley (born 1956) ****''Hon.'' Carl Richard Gridley (b. 1981) ** ''Eric Howard Gridley (1911—1946)'' *** (1) Peter Arnold Charles Gridley (b. 1940) *** (2)Howard Eric Gridley (b. 1945)

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gridley Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1955 Peerages created for UK MPs